Padma Lakshmi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

49

Gender

Female

Birthday

1970-09-01 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Madras, Tamil Nadu, India [now Chennai]

Padma Lakshmi

Biography

Padma Parvati Lakshmi (born September 1, 1970) also Padma, Lady Rushdie is an Indian American cookbook author, actress, and model. She has been the host of the US reality television program Top Chef since season two in 2006. In 2010, Top Chef was nominated for an Emmy Award and won for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program. 

Known For

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • Good Mythical Morning

    Good Mythical Morning

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Project Runway

    Project Runway

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • The View

    The View

  • The View

    The View

  • Star Trek: Enterprise

    Star Trek: Enterprise

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Big Mouth

    Big Mouth

  • Top Chef

    Top Chef

  • Life in Pieces

    Life in Pieces

  • Whose Line Is It Anyway?

    Whose Line Is It Anyway?

  • Match Game

    Match Game

  • Sharpe

    Sharpe

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

  • Today

    Today

  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh

    A Little Late with Lilly Singh

  • Snacked

    Snacked

  • Hollywood Game Night

    Hollywood Game Night

  • Drop the Mic

    Drop the Mic

  • Domenica In

    Domenica In

  • Selena + Chef

    Selena + Chef

  • Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry

    Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry

  • Busy Tonight

    Busy Tonight

  • Girl Most Likely

    Girl Most Likely

  • Sharpe's Challenge

    Sharpe's Challenge

  • Trailblazer Honors

    Trailblazer Honors

  • Glitter

    Glitter

  • Clean Slate

    Clean Slate

  • Clean Slate

    Clean Slate

  • The Ten Commandments

    The Ten Commandments

  • Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi

    Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi

  • Pirates: Blood Brothers

    Pirates: Blood Brothers

  • Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty

    Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty

  • Third Rail with OZY

    Third Rail with OZY

  • Boom

    Boom

  • The Mistress of Spices

    The Mistress of Spices

  • Unzipped

    Unzipped

  • Her Name Is Chef

    Her Name Is Chef

  • Planet Food: Spice Trails

    Planet Food: Spice Trails